My birthday is coming up in a month. I want a horse soooo badly. I miss having my own horse. I want to ride everyday but there's no way I can work that out, and believe me I've been trying. What I probably CAN work out is paying for board by working at this barn. I know there are other expenses besides board but... The thing is that I personally don't have money but my parents do. They could afford to buy me a horse and pay for the extras. But I'm going to be 21 so that just sounds spoiled and snobbish and bratty. The thing is when I had my own horse before they paid for everything. I've never had to pay for things myself so now seems like a good time to start. But by working I would be "paying" for the full board myself. Is this even worth perusing? Should I even try?

You can ask. They're you're parents, right? Worst case scenario, they say 'no'. It sounds reasonable if you pay the board yourself and you somehow pay them back for the purchase price and they'd probably buy you some extra stuff as birthday and Christmas presents.

I'm just afraid of them saying no. That's what gets me every time I want to ask for something, the fear of hearing no. I know they're getting me a lap top for my birthday so I'm not sure asking for anything else big would work out.

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